Anaconda for Linux

Prerequisites

Debian:

apt-get install libgl1-mesa-glx libegl1-mesa libxrandr2 libxrandr2 libxss1 libxcursor1 libxcomposite1 libasound2 libxi6 libxtst6

Installation

Download from Anaconda distribution website.

Install using bash.

Do you wish the installer to initialize Anaconda3 by running conda init?

YES.

To make installation take effect, enter

source ~/.bashrc

Another Option: Miniconda

Referring to Miniconda

Usage

Create an Environment

For example,

conda create -n MyEnv python=3

You can override the default by explicitly setting python=2 or python=3.

Activate an Environment

conda activate MyEnv

Install Packages

conda install -n MyEnv scipy

 

For more information, referring to User Guide of Conda